For four decades, Allen Sanderson was a familiar face to generations of University of Chicago students through his popular introductory economics courses. By his own estimate, he taught more than ...

Natural resource wealth doesn’t always lead to prosperity. A new study explores why resource-rich countries struggle with growth.

Emiliano Lopez Barrera looked at patterns that shape how households buy, use and discard food A new study by a Texas A&M AgriLife Research agricultural economist offers fresh insight into a global […] ...

A new study published in Nature from Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, and William & Mary uncovers why cooperation between people often unravels over time, ...

Going to graduate school can boost your career and salary — but some of the most popular advanced degrees are not worth the cost. That’s one of the main findings of a report released Tuesday by the ...

Matthew R. Tobin ’27, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a double concentrator in Social Studies and Economics in Winthrop House. Almost one-third of Harvard’s varsity upperclassmen athletes study ...

Customers line up outside a branch of Indymac Bank, which failed in 2008. When people think of a bank failure, they typically picture a crowd of anxious depositors demanding their money back. The bank ...

Scientists who study chronic pain have long puzzled over a particular type of scenario: A man and woman get into a car accident and sustain the same injuries. But the woman experiences long-lasting ...

One of the most widely known risks linked to the COVID-19 vaccine is myocarditis, especially in young males — and now a new Stanford study has shed some light on why this rare effect can occur.

The UK budget is usually a story of growth forecasts, borrowing levels and fiscal discipline. But ahead of this month’s high-stakes event, growth has been slower than expected. At the same time, as ...

Heart & Circulation Both very low and very high heart rates may be linked to higher stroke risk, study says Human Evolution If humans are getting smarter, why are our brains shrinking? Health Surgery ...